Vatican’s vanishing artisans: Traditional workshops struggle amid COVID-19
The neighborhood of ivy-draped two-story buildings, cobblestoned streets and Marian shrines adjacent to St. Peter's Basilica is perhaps best-known today for serving gelato and pizza to tourists visiting the Vatican.
Humility, open mind needed to crack coronavirus’ secrets, expert says
Much is still unknown about the 2019 novel coronavirus and why it can kill so many people and yet also can infect many more without causing any symptoms, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the United States' top infectious disease expert, told a Vatican conference.
Papal vaccine campaigns offered punishments, rewards 200 years ago
When popes were king, they ordered all their subjects in the Papal States to be vaccinated, using punishments and rewards to convince the hesitant and making sure the poor and the prisoners were inoculated as well.
After son’s death, Minnesota couple tackles stigma surrounding suicide
Their eyes light up with love when Scott and Reyne Roeder talk about their son, Jackson. But behind the glow is the heartbreaking truth that he is gone -- and much too soon.
Move to waive vaccine patents is good step, says Catholic health official
The Biden administration's May 5 announcement that it supports waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines -- as a means to expand the vaccine's production and distribution -- is a move the Vatican has been suggesting.
Trial hearings begin on Salvadoran massacre U.S. may have known about
An expert witness testified to the "illegal" presence of a high-ranking U.S. military adviser who may have known about the plot to kill nearly 1,000 civilians who perished in El Mozote, El Salvador, nearly 40 years ago.
President, Maine bishop offer reflections for National Day of Prayer
A diverse group of Christians, including the nation's Catholic president and the bishop of the statewide Diocese of Portland, Maine, have offered reflections for the National Day of Prayer, observed on the first Thursday of May each year.
Pope tells new Swiss Guards they represent a church that welcomes
Meeting new recruits to the Swiss Guard, Pope Francis thanked the young men for having chosen to serve the successor of St. Peter and he thanked all the guards for their diligence and service.
Sister Norma Pimentel urges President Biden to visit U.S.-Mexico border
The announcement that the Biden administration was raising the limit of annual refugee admissions from 15,000 to 62,500 was cause for celebration at a Georgetown University online discussion of migrant issues May 4.
Man charged in 2020 arson at California’s famed Mission San Gabriel
Authorities announced charges against a suspected arsonist who investigators believe ignited an overnight fire that gutted much of Mission San Gabriel last July.
